Town Hall Arts Center presents Elizabeth Welch: From Town Hall to Broadway

As part of its 30th Anniversary Season, Town Hall Arts Center will present a special concert by Broadway actress Elizabeth Welch on Monday, January 16th at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Welch is currently appearing on Broadway as the understudy for Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera. She is a Colorado native whose passion for music and theater has taken her all over the world.

Ms. Welch received a bachelor degree in music at the University of Colorado, and studied opera at the University of Illinois. Returning to Colorado with her husband, Tim, Elizabeth performed leading roles in The Sound of Music, Kiss Me, Kate, The Music Man, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, The King and I and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change in Denver area theatres including Town Hall Arts Center.

For this benefit concert to honor Town Hall Arts Center’s 30th Anniversary, Ms. Welch will be accompanied by pianist Donna K. Debreceni and will sing favorite songs from some of the shows she performed in the past at Town Hall Arts Center and other musical show tunes, interspersed with stories of her evolving career. She will be joined by her husband, Tim Welch, and local singers Traci Kern and Ryan Belinak for this delightful evening of music and inspiration.

Ticket Information:
Reserved seat tickets priced $30.00 are available at the Town Hall Arts Center box office, 303-794-2787 ext. 5 (M – F, 1 – 5 pm) or on-line at www.townhallartscenter.com. In recognition of the fundraising purpose of this event, no typical discounts will be offered.

Random Acts of Theatre Company is bringing a show to DU! “Into the Light: the Story of Selma’s Youth” is in town for one night only: Sat, May 28th, 6:30 pm, Sturm Concert Hall, DU. This is a small benefit concert directed by myself (Amanda Farnsworth) featuring incredibly talented young singers and dancers from Selma, Alabama, many of whom have overcome overwhelming odds to step from the darkness of poverty and racial division into the light of their future through the performing arts.

Watch the show trailer at the link above, purchase tickets at https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?event_id=1209. All proceeds go to fund RatCo’s youth programs. Check out randomactsoftheatreco.com or email me at theatre.ratz@gmail.com. You know I’d love to see you all:) Please come out and support these kids! You will be inspired, as I have been.

Coal Creek Community Theater of Louisville, CO seeks submissions for their 5th Annual Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase. Colorado playwrights are encouraged to submit their short plays by May 11, 2011.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
1. Scripts of 15 – 40 minutes in performance. No musicals or multiple act plays will be considered.
2. Only one (1) submission per playwright.
3. Playwrights must be from the state of Colorado. (Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for those living in towns that immediately border state lines)
4. Scripts must include a cast list with brief character descriptions and short summary of the play.
5. Preferred method of submission is electronic in either Word or PDF format.
6. If you wish to submit by USPS, 6 copies of each script must be submitted in standard manuscript format and bound, not stapled, with card stock cover. Copies will not be returned.
7. Please include a cover letter with title of play, resume and ALL contact information for playwright: address, phone and email address.
8. A short playwright bio or resume should be included
9. Please send scripts: via email to Showcase2011@aol.com or mail to CCCT Showcase, Attn: Play Reading Committee at P.O. Box 791, Louisville, CO 80027.
10. Deadline for submissions is May 11, 2011. Finalists will be notified by July 9, 2011.
11. Submissions may have been performed as staged readings or educational projects.
12. Scripts that have been professionally published or performed will not be considered.

All scripts submitted will be read, reviewed and scored by the members of the Play Reading Committee. Three or four finalists (depending on the performance time of the selected pieces) will be chosen for a reader’s theater presentation at the Coal Creek Community Theater Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase on August 26, 2011. The winner of that competition may be taken to the Colorado Community Theater Coalition Festival in 2012 in full production with playwright’s permission.

The winner of the 1st Annual Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase, The Organist’s Daughter by William C. Kovacsik, won FIRST PLACE at the CCTC Festival and competed at the American Association of Community Theater’s Regional Competition in 2009, and the winner of the 3rd Annual Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase, Senior Moments by Don Fried, earned its leading actor “Best Actor” honors at both the state and regional competitions in 2010 and 2011. Don also received a special award at the AACT Regional Festival for his original work. Other winners have since had their works published or performed throughout the region.

For more information on Coal Creek Community Theater, please visit www.ccctheater.org.

The measured tree overflows.

About E. Patrick Johnson
E. Patrick Johnson is Professor and Chair in the Department of Performance Studies and Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Northwestern University. He is also a Fellow at the ESB Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media at Columbia College. A scholar/artist, Johnson has performed nationally and internationally and has published widely in the area of race, gender, sexuality and performance. He is the author of Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity published by Duke University Press in 2003, which won several awards, including the Lilla A. Heston Award and the Errol Hill Book Award. He is also co-editor (with Mae G. Henderson) of Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology with Duke University Press (2005).

About “Pouring Tea”
This dramatic reading is based on the oral histories collected in Johnson’s most recent book, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South–An Oral History (2008), published by the University of North Carolina Press. The oral histories are from black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to live in the South and range in age from 19 to 93. This performance covers the following topics: coming of age in the South, religion, sex, transgenderism, love stories, and coming out. Johnson embodies these and others’ stories in the show.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT HEIDI R. LEWIS AT (719) 389-6081 OR HEIDI.LEWIS@COLORADOCOLLEGE.EDU

Featuring some of Denver’s best talent:
Jessica Austgen, Cajardo Lindsey, Clarissa Hope Stranske, Nils Swanson, and David SanMiguel

Strange happenings when a sculptor destroys all her statues except one that talks to her…

Talk back with the playwright, cast and director. Directed by Sarah Roshan. FREE. Reserve at 303.282 5391

CELEBRATIONWORKS THEATRE
1420 Ogden Street – 2nd Floor
Elevator and parking
Staged reading. Mon., June 8th 7:30 PM

Cocktails at 6 p.m.
Ceremony at 7 p.m.

Tickets:
$20 Advance Purchase
$50 VIP Seating
$25 on June 29
Advance Tickets available through June 26 at PayPal payment to ctguild@comcast.net

www.coloradotheatreguild.org

Balistreri Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery, and like Next Stage, they are dedicated to bringing you a high quality product. The winery was licensed in 1998 and released their first vintage in February of 2000. Their wines are comprised of varietal grapes purchased from growers in Western Colorado. Select wines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Muscat are produced with grapes from their own Denver Vineyard.

For more on Balistreri Vineyards

We are excited for this partnership and hope you will come and enjoy the evening with us.

The evening events include:
Wine Tasting
Vignettes from our coming year
and a Silent Auction
Nights stay at the Magnolia Hotel
Dinner at Il Vicino
and more…

February 28, 2009 (For ONE night only!)
Cost: $10 at the door.
Aurora Fox Studio Theatre
9900 E. Colfax Ave

Doors open at 7:00pm
Show Starts at 7:30pm

What Is the RMTA Theatre Festival?

The Rocky Mountain Theatre Association Festival is designed to celebrate theatre as well as bring together regional practitioners. For four days, conference attendees participate in hands-on workshops covering all aspects of production including directing, acting, design, stage management, criticism, and playwriting. The event also includes scholarship and employment auditions and competitions in acting, design, musical theatre and theatre technology. Each day concludes with a theatrical or dance performance featuring work by theatre companies from throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. All of these experiences are designed to help theatre artists in our region grow and develop their skills and careers.

This Year’s Event Includes:

* Theatre & Dance Workshops including our fee workshop with master artist Kari Margolis, creator of the Margolis Method
* Showcase Performances
* Collaborative Dance Concert
* Acting & Musical Theatre Competitions
* Design Competitions
* Tech Olympics
* Employment Auditions
* And, much, much, more…

Who Should Attend?

The festival is open to anyone interested in the performing arts including theatre, dance, music, and opera. Typical attendees include youth, high school, college, and community theatre groups located in the Rocky Mountain Region. This includes Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. Due to the location of this year’s event in Durango, Colorado, residents from New Mexico and Arizona are also welcome to attend.

What is RMTA?

The Rocky Mountain Theatre Association is an organization of theatre practitioners in secondary education, colleges and universities, community theatres, and professional venues. The organization is dedicated to fostering the growth and development of performing arts throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.

What Does It Cost?

Prices start at just $50.00 for the four-day event.

How Do I Sign Up?

You can download the registration form or sign up online on our website: www.rmta.net

How Do I Get More Information?

You can either go to the RMTA website, listed above, or contact:

Scott R. Kadera
Media Coordinator/Administrative Assistant Department of Theatre Fort Lewis College 1000 Rim Drive Durango, CO 81301

Ph: 970-247-7089
Email: kadera_s@fortlewis.edu

A Wonderful Life at The Arvada Center
1940′s Radio Christmas Carol at Bas Bleu in Ft. Collins
Beauty and the Beast at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center
An O Henry Christmas at Miners Alley Playhouse

These are just a few of the wonderful selections available to Colorado audiences this season. To see photos and detailed information on all the shows currently playing, check out John Moore’s theater section at the Denver Post Online.

Also coming this season is the first major fundraiser for the brand new Evolution Theatre Company. Look forward to an evening of star-studded entertainment some of Denver’s most talented performers at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret in Downtown Denver. Find more information on ETC’s fundraiser at their website.

Last but not least, watch out all over town for the Original Dickens Carolers as they entertain holiday shoppers at malls, workers at company holiday parties and private parties. Last season, the Original Dickens Carolers launched a branch in New York City – PartySingers.com. This year they’ve gone bi-coastal and have opened a branch in Los Angeles under the direction of former Denverites Joe Donohoe and Nikki Tomlinson. Watch for the Tinseltone Carolers on the Dr. Phil show next week!